“You are hearing this song, and you're 16, and it's a song about love, or a girl. And then maybe there's a girl at school that you like. So you're going to be thinking about that girl. That song is sort of about that girl. The songwriter doesn't know that girl, obviously. He wrote it for something else. But there's the specific meaning with the universal again.” ThinkingKnowsSchoolSongGirlUniversalHearingSongwritersThat Girl Author:Craig Finn
“I'm not only a songwriter but I'm a massive music fan and I love going to shows. It's different than reading a book.” BookDifferentShowsReadingFansMassiveSongwritersMusic Fans Author:Craig Finn
“One of the coolest things to me about going to a show is you look over, and the guy next to you is sitting there drinking a beer and he's wearing a Donkeys t-shirt. And you're like, "Dude, I love The Donkeys."” LooksShowsGuyNextSittingDrinkingBeerShirtsT ShirtDonkey Author:Craig Finn
“I would never talk to a girl in a bar, like a pick-up thing. But I could talk to anyone if they wore a t-shirt of a band I like.” IfsGirlBandPicksBarsShirtsT Shirt Author:Craig Finn
“People make maps of all the places I've mentioned. I knew that those people were out there. I wanted to create something for them.” PeopleWantedMaps Author:Craig Finn
“I think making the songs is to put strength in the community in some way.” ThinkingWaySongCommunity Author:Craig Finn
“I've written a lot about drugs and alcohol. I wouldn't say it's because we've gotten bigger or anything, but I kind of feel a little bit done with it. There are other things to talk about.” FeelsKindLittlesDoneBitsWrittenDrugLittle BitBiggerAlcoholDrugs And Alcohol Author:Craig Finn
“One thing I have a tendency to do is not write choruses, or write choruses that have different words. The first chorus will have different words than the second chorus.” WritingFirstsDifferentOne ThingTendenciesChorus Author:Craig Finn
“I'm not a horror movie guy, but I think the guy that did Saw, or maybe House or something, he was saying you love that age as a storyteller because a nineteen-year-old is still dumb enough to make really bad decisions, but he's allowed to be out on his own.” ThinkingYearsStillsEnoughAgeGuyHouseDecisionSawsHorrorDumbStorytellerNineteenBad Decision Author:Craig Finn
“I guess the drinking and the drugs are interesting to me because the way we use them and our society uses them, we kind of manufacture highs and lows.” WayKindUseInterestingDrugLowsDrinkingOur SocietyHighs And Lows Author:Craig Finn